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Hadjar endures ‘frustrating’ race thanks to car issue in Belgium
F1
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July 29, 2025
Isack Hadjar was left to endure a "frustrating" Grand Prix at Spa as he dropped to the back of the field with a car issue, while team mate Liam Lawson delivered points with a strong drive to eighth place. The Frenchman had looked okay in the...
‘Lumumba everlasting’: Belgium marks Congo’s slain leader’s 100th birthday with exhibition – and possible trial
The Guardian
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July 29, 2025
If he had lived, Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, would have marked his 100th birthday this month (on 2 July). This unreached milestone is being marked by an exhibition in Brussels at a time when...
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs bids farewell to Ambassador of Belgium
The Peninsula
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July 29, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Tuesday with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the State of Qatar HE William Asselborn, on the occasion of the conclusion of his tenure in the country....
Tsunoda blames ‘miscommunication’ for Belgium strategy error
F1
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July 29, 2025
Yuki Tsunoda was unable to capitalise on his best Qualifying result of the season for Red Bull as his Belgian Grand Prix unraveled following a "miscommunication" and strategy error. The Red Bull man qualified seventh and was running in that...
Medvedev says Europeans ‘should be storming Brussels to hang all EU commissioners’ over Trump’s tariffs on Brussels
LondonlovesBusiness
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July 29, 2025
The new 15% tariff trade deal between Washington and the European Union announced on Sunday has “squashed Europe” which is “totally humiliating.” The Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev said that Europeans should “probably be...
Dacic: I have never said we were tricked into signing Brussels Agreement
Tanjug
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July 28, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic noted on Monday he had never said, and would never say, that Serbia, President Aleksandar Vucic or he himself had been tricked into signing the 2013 Brussels Agreement and added that, by saying that...
From Brussels to Manila, US strikes first wave of trade deals under Trump
Forbes India
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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after agreeing on a trade deal between the two economies following their meeting, in Turnberry, south west Scotland on July 27, 2025 Photo by Brendan...
Belgium Records Highest Asylum Application Rate in the EU
Sada Elbalad
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July 26, 2025
Sat 26 Jul 2025 | 06:17 PM Belgium is projected to face the highest relative pressure from asylum applications across the European Union in 2025, according to new estimates from Eurostat, the EU’s official statistics agency. The country is...
Ryan Alebiosu interview: Blackburn Rovers' new signing on Spain, pressing and Belgium
Lancashire Telegraph
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July 29, 2025
The right-back joined Rovers a few weeks ago but has been patient to get his first match action of pre-season. After holding him back against Everton, Valerien Ismael loosened the lead and gave Alebiosu a combined 60 minutes against Qatar SC and...
New US-EU Trade Pact Will Maximize Brussels Vassalage, Could Collapse Economy – Analysts
South Africa Today
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July 28, 2025
The US and EU have agreed a trade deal with a zero percent tariff on US goods flowing to Europe, a European commitment to buy $750 billion in US energy and a “vast amount” of military equipment, and a 15% baseline tariff on EU goods coming into...
Belgium grapples with ‘forever chemical’ scandal
Taipei Times
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July 26, 2025
A water contamination scandal has gripped a leafy corner of southern Belgium, causing anxious residents to queue up for blood tests to confirm potential exposure to so-called “forever chemicals.” On an early summer afternoon, about a dozen people...
Belgium plans to shut down half of its tax offices
The Bulletin
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July 26, 2025
Some 22 of the Belgian finance ministry's 43 tax offices around the country will close their doors by 2030 due to the austerity measures of the new federal government. The decision, which is part of the Horizon 2030 plan, aims to reduce the number...
Euro stocks inch higher after US 'humiliation' slump: Trump forces 'lopsided' trade deal on Brussels
This Is Money
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July 28, 2025
European stock markets inched higher on Tuesday after Monday's slump By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 04:15 EDT, 29 July 2025 European stock markets rebounded on Tuesday morning after falling in the previous session, as investors weighed the implications...
'BEST WE COULD GET': BRUSSELS DEFENDS EU-US
New People
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'BEST WE COULD GET': BRUSSELS DEFENDS EU-US Staff July 28, 2025 "This is clearly the best deal we could get under very difficult circumstances," said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Trade. The European Commission is scrambling to...
Coalition voters see Brussels, not Moscow, as greater threat, poll reveals
The Slovak Spectator
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July 28, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement There is little that the divided Slovak society agrees upon. However, a new survey conducted by the NMS Market Research agency reveals that security is a key...
'Best we could get': Brussels defends EU-US trade deal amid mounting criticism
Euronews
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July 28, 2025
The European Commission is scrambling to defend the trade deal struck by Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump amid mounting criticism over its lopsided nature, arguing the tentative compromise represents the most realistic chance to avert a...
EIB Group Opens Country Office In Belgium
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has inaugurated a new country office in Belgium, reaffirming its commitment to supporting sustainable growth and strategic financing in one of Europe's...
Brussels, my love? The battle for the budget - who wins, who loses?
Euronews
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July 26, 2025
Published on 26/07/2025 - 7:00 GMT+2 Brussels has spoken! The European Commission presented its long-term budget proposal, kicking off tough negotiations over who gets what and who pays for it. Rich countries like Germany and the Netherlands have...
Was the EU’s Trade Deal with the US a Strategic Compromise o...
Modern Ghana
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Sometimes international negotiations don’t happen in fancy halls or behind closed doors in Brussels. Sometimes, oddly enough, they happen at a golf resort in Scotland. That’s exactly where the latest high-stakes drama unfolded between the United...
Momcilo Trajkovic: Dacic’s Statement on the Brussels Agreement is Admission of Treason
Beta Briefing
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July 28, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 28.07.25 | access_time 15:12 Momcilo Trajkovic (BETAPHOTO/Press centar UNS) Momcilo Trajkovic, a member of the Serbian National Council of Kosovo and Metohija, said on July 28 that a recent statement by Minister...